Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-25
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SpoSrsSEoUs combustion caused the de
structiou of the Hydraulic Press Com
pany's works at Mount Gilead, o. Loss,
$50, 600.
THE lime and cement works at Marble
head, Ill, were destroyed by fire the other
night Loss, S55, 600.
TIE eleventh annual demonstration OF
the United Irish Societies was held al
Ogden Grove, Chicago, on the 18th. ABOUT
10 OOO people were in attendance.
CHEMICALS exploded in Webb's drug
store at Macon, Ill, recently, killing Mel
SON Mcdaniel. Webb was seriously Injuries
and was unable to explain what caused tne
explosion.
IT was stated in Kansas City on the 10th
that plans were fully prepared Tor the
building of a north and south railroad from
that city to Sabine pass, on the Gull OF
Mexico The work would be done by az
entirely new company OF Eastern caPiI<Af
lists.
A PARTY of cowboys, in search OF miss
ing ranchman at Tonic basin, near Albu-
oueroue, n. M, recently called at house
where family named Tewksbury lived.
AS the party was leaving the place, after
fruitless inquiries, the Tewksburys fired on
them and killed three. Another party was
being formed to avenge the murder ana
much bloodshed was feared.
In one of the recent fights between Sher-
i'll Kendalrs posse and the White river
hostiles, it was reported, Colorow's son
Eeny was killed. The killing of the young
chief excited the Indians, and the safety OF
400 women and children at Meeker was
endangered. Reinforcements were hurry
ing to the scene of hostilities on the 10Th,
but the situation was critical.
THREE negro roustabouts were drowned
near Cincinnati the other night by the cap
CT, IF thair sliff
Two men were killed and third fatally
injured by falling earth in a mine nearlsh
peming, Mich, on the 18th.
AN attempt to wreck a train OF the Ohlt
& Mississippi at East st. Louis recently
was frustrated by Special Police Officer
Clancy, who discovered that frog had
been tempered with.
SHERIFF CHARLES LYNCH. of Alpena, died
the other morning at the Detroit sanitarl-
UNI from a shot wound IN the leg, inflicted
by the notorious "Blinkey'' Morgan
Lynch planned and carried out the scheme
to capture s.Blinkey'' and the others al
legged to be the murderers of Detective Hull
ligan, of Cleveland. His murderer is now
in Jail at Ravenna, o.
MRS. JOSIE NEwKIRK, of East St Louis,
was arrested the other day for forging
receipt and obtaining possession OF regis
tered letter, addressed to Mrs. James Cor
Crawford, at Springfield, and held in $1,000
bond to await the action of the grand jury.
AN Atlas, NJ. T., special says: "The Flat
head council has decided to reject the
prayers of sixty half-breed Crees in re-
bellion with Riel and now refugees for
homes among them. The Pen d'Oreille,
Koutenais and Flatheads join in the de-
ciSiOn."
THE property of the French Boys Mining
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tains, in San Juan County, Col, was sold at
auction at the Real Estate Exchange, New
York, recently, to B. L. Colman for s., 100
1t was said that S500,0 had been sunk in
the property by credulous investors.
CHARLES MCEvER, aged ten, living in
Ill, was shot and killed the other
day while Shooting at mark.
Z. G. HILL of Richmond, Ind, has been
elected President of the National Florists
Association.
A TORNADO struck Republican City, Neb..
on the evening of the 18th, doing much dam
age and killing two men and injuring five
others.
CHARLES PARKER, who robbed Paymaster
Bash of $1,000 at Hays Springs, Wyo., last
February, has been captur6G. He was ar
rested in Logan County, Neb., after max
ing desperate resistance.
AT Naperville, Ill, the other morning,
two stock trains on the Chicago, Burling-
ton Quincy were in collision. The acct
dant was due to fog. Four cars of cattle
and hogs were smashed and the animals
killed One of the engineers was seriously
but not fatally injured.
TIE coroner's jury in the Chatsworth,
ILL.,, railroad disaster, brought in a verdict
throwing the blame on Timothy Coughlin,
foreman of section T. and virtually exoner-
ting the railroad company.
THE Chicago express on the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh road jumped the track at Bay
ard station. near Alliance, o., the other
morning, wrecking one sleeper. The col
ored porter was killed and three other per-
sons were seriously wounded.
THIRTY foot grlndstone in Butcher &c
Gibbs pillow works, at Canton, O., burst
the other day, killing Henry Pahsen, an
employee.